"This song is too gritty to be called country, but the band sound is too strong to be called folk. So, what genre is it?" ...

One hundred fifty-six years ago today, the Grand Ole Opry's first star and the grandfather of country music was born.

Before becoming one of the biggest stars in the Hollywood industry and an international icon, Audrey Hepburn spent most of ...

The project was spearheaded by songwriter-producer Jerry Salley and Athens State University’s Dr. Keith Ferguson.

Wheeler Walker Jr. says he is still retiring at 51, repeating that he is "getting out while the getting is good." He said the second he heard Luke Bryan’s song about climbing trees, he knew he had to ...

Where do the best country music artists get their start? Many began singing or learning to play an instrument as children, devoting their attention early on to the popular music of the rural South.

The music of the 1940s was defined by two things that could not be made. One was raw materials. Shellac, the material for 78 rpm records, is refined from resin secreted by lac insects in the forests ...

Dolly Parton's unmistakable voice is being heard on a new release just weeks after the country music legend's death. "Bound to Ride," Parton's first posthumous song, was released Wednesday, Sept. 9, ...

A new location has been announced for the Voices of America Country Music Festival. Next year — 2027 — the festival will take place at the Butler County Fairgrounds in Hamilton, Ohio. The 5th annual ...

Dolly Parton has sung disco, pop, bluegrass and even metal – but for all her genre-hopping, she has always come back to country. From the disco bop of Baby I’m Burnin’ to the metal-influenced Bygones, ...

Dolly Parton, the beloved country music icon behind “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5,” died on Aug. 25, 2026. In addition to a vibrant legacy that includes music, movies, and an exceptionally ...